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Norwood food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Barnet

Norwood holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the care premises are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 20 June 2025, 12 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 159 Station Road London, NW4 4NH

How it compares in Barnet

In Barnet, 60% of rated places manage a 5, so Norwood sits behind roughly 1,423 nearby businesses. 24% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Barnet
5 out of 5 1,423 60%
4 out of 5 574 24% ← Norwood
3 out of 5 225 10%
2 out of 5 84 4%
1 out of 5 44 2%
0 out of 5 3 <1%

A further 514 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Norwood none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Norwood, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Age UK Barnet Caring Premises 81 yards away 5 - Very good 17 June 2026
Atari-Tei Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 432 yards away 5 - Very good 1 July 2026
B Kosher Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 27 May 2021
Aplomb Day Nursery Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 26 February 2026
Auntie Anne's Mobile caterer 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 20 March 2026
Ashton Lodge Care Home (Lukka Care Homes Ltd) Caring Premises 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 12 December 2025

Questions about Norwood

What is Norwood's food hygiene rating?

Norwood has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Barnet Council on 20 June 2025.

Is Norwood safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this care premises to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Norwood last inspected?

Norwood was last inspected on 20 June 2025, 12 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Barnet Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Norwood?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Norwood compare to other places in Barnet?

60% of the 2,353 rated food businesses in Barnet hold the top rating of 5, while Norwood holds a 4. 574 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Barnet Council inspects Norwood and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Barnet inspects and rates 2,867 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Barnet

The official record is held by the council: http://www.barnet.gov.uk/

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